President Prabowo Subianto ordered a comprehensive review of Indonesia’s Free Meals (MBG) program during a Jakarta cabinet meeting on July 15. He also demanded stronger village cooperatives and faster development of fishing communities. Prabowo stressed that all priority programs must remain disciplined, targeted and free from abuse in nationwide implementation.

JAKARTA, Thekabarnews.com—Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has ordered tighter oversight of three flagship government programs. He issued this order following reports of irregularities and operational problems affecting their implementation.

Prabowo issued the directive during a limited cabinet meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday afternoon, July 15. The meeting brought together members of the Red and White Cabinet and heads of state institutions. Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Agus Subiyanto and the chief executives of strategic state-owned enterprises attended the meeting.

The talks focused on strengthening the Free Meals (MBG) program and the Red and White Rural Cooperative (KDMP). They also addressed the development of Red and White Rural Cooperatives and fishing villages (KNMP).

Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said Prabowo requested a comprehensive assessment of MBG. This included investigations into reports that some Nutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPGs) had operated outside existing regulations.

“Regarding the MBG Program, President Prabowo demanded a full examination of the implementation of the program, including responding to different reports connected to the operation of the SPPG that do not conform with rules,” Teddy said, according to TVRI News.

Coordinating Food Minister Zulkifli Hasan said the government would spend one month examining problems ranging from alleged misuse to inaccurate beneficiary locations. There are also areas where recipients had been designated but no SPPG was available.

“We ask for one more month, alright, one more month, one month to finish tidying up,” Zulkifli said after the meeting, according to the State Secretariat.

The review carries nationwide implications. The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) reported that 25,925 SPPGs were operating as of April 15. However, only 13,576—or 52.37 percent—had obtained sanitation and hygiene eligibility certificates at that time.

The BGN had earlier projected that 19,188 units would serve approximately 55.1 million beneficiaries when distribution resumed in January 2026. This figure was according to the BGN beneficiary data.

On village cooperatives, Prabowo instructed Zulkifli and his team to improve services. The aim is for KDKMP units to support local commerce and community welfare.

Three days before the meeting, the government reported that 83,000 cooperatives had obtained legal status. 15,845 had completed physical facilities and another 19,539 remained under construction, as reported by the State Secretariat.

Prabowo also called for faster organization of fishing villages to raise productivity and coastal incomes. The Fisheries Ministry said 65 first-phase KNMP sites had been completed by the end of April. These sites have facilities including ice plants, cold-storage warehouses, boat workshops and fishermen’s supply outlets.

Closing the meeting, Prabowo demanded disciplined, targeted and accountable implementation.

“There should be no execution that deviates from the objectives or parties who abuse the program for interest outside of the government’s mandate,” Teddy quoted the president as stressing.